MARIGOLD F-1 VANILLA

[Izhar]

There are two types of Marigolds:
1)African Marigold known as Genda in Urdu
2)French Marigold known as Jaafri in Urdu

both are available in all of the nurseries in Karachi..

[Munir]

Isn't it time to retire Marigolds now & replace with Spring flowers?

[Izhar]

depends on personal choice Munir, they can be sown now for blooming period ending in April...

[Munir]

Really! Can the ones blooming now stay till then or fresh seedlings can/need be grown? In either case,Ithink not at the cost of spring flowers unless one had unlimited ground beds space. Don't u agree?

[Izhar]

Those sown in Sep-Oct are declining, so new seeds can be sown now, i use them a filler plants (due to large space), using the seeds of my own plants.. except for the hottest period, marigold blooms year round..

[Adeel Rehman]

Izhar, Thanks for your reply. Actually I wasn't able to locate that's post the question in Introduction section.

Please clarify, you mean we can keep MariGold whole year but for this we have to grow new plants using the seeds of old one, right?
what is the age of a MariGold and how much time it will take to grow up from Seeds? It is important to keep the area flowered all the time right?

[Izhar]

By sowing the seeds with month gap, you will be able to keep marigolds blooming in your garden throughout the year except for the hottest period.. the age of a marigold plant is on an average 4 months before loosing its prime.. if you want a plant to bloom 12 months a year then try Sulfur cosmos and Gaillardia...

[Adeel Rehman]

Thanks and please tell me the Urdu name of these two plants.

[Izhar]

They have no Urdu name and the nurserymen understand these names...

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

I find Their presentation is better when planted 3-4 plants in 14 inch pot same is true for Taget.